Greetings, Earthlings.
The tidings of Kim Jong Il have brought amazement, yet hope, from the Far East as a new era of transition dawns, and we, too, embrace this season of advent and hope. Join with us.
Christiana, 11, bears a coincidentally striking resemblance to Wednesday Addams, aka Christina Ricci, but maintains an artistically domestic personality who delights her avid fan base in frequent short stories, various art workings, and novel excerpts, not to mention her tidbits of witticism. She has spent the year dabbling in ballet, baking, and pottery classes.
Susannah, 13, continues to lead the way in social disinterest and fashion rebellion, and is writing her Jr. High dissertation on the dextral preferences of domesticated pets. She is active in theatre and deadpanning.
Ethan, 16, no longer the avid woodsman, enjoys stalking FB and zoning out on popular TV culture addressing topics such as “70s” mores, and Josh Radnor’s never ending pursuit of his future children’s mother. A junior at the local Christian high school, he has claimed a basketball tournament trophy and floor hockey MVP as well as three of an opponent’s teeth in this year’s drop-in church floor hockey league. He is the first of his brothers to travel to Asia, and even set foot inside North Korea (possibly accelerating the demise of the Dear Leader?).
Charlie, 20, has finished yet another semester at community college with questionable merit, and has decided that academics do not fulfill his pursuit of happiness. Therefore, he has retreated into Mario role-playing, and spends his time hopelessly romanticizing life as a poet while quoting the lyrics of others. You can find his soulful outpourings at twitter.com/thehighboy.
James, 20, is alive and well and sends his greetings long-distance (he’s never at home, and rarely responds to technological communication). Eat, pray, love.
Jack, 22, dreams of becoming a moon-bounce tycoon and plans to divert his energies to self-employment in that field, after this year of post-grad employment at Farm and Fleet. His knowledge of local culture and euphony has enabled him to drum and guitar for a variety of bands including rock, 80s, and metal. Perhaps his true career lies with the circus.
Rebecca, 23, is a missionary to the stars, Hollywood stars, that is, and has landed her own role as transcriber extraordinaire at Pilgrim Studios in LA. The real draw is the free snack room on location, however, and she dons her pink sparkly helmet before whizzing to work, fearlessly interweaving the perilous LA traffic on her shimmering blue Vespa.
Donna, age undisclosed, is spending the holidays basking in her recently acquired university laurels and preparing for the next chapter in knowledge acquisition. She still cooks fabulous meals, maintains a legendary schedule and after trips to England and Korea this year finally agrees with Rebecca that the travel bug is an insatiable one. There is really nothing funny to say about Donna except that she is still married to Fred, (AARP), who continues to lead the fashion industry in red flannel union suits and threadbare overalls. He loves hanging Italian twinkling lights on deciduous trees (or bushes) and has discovered the thrill of twiddling his thumbs over pájaros furiosos. Fred is a local icon and, while certainly not at risk of winning any Nascar awards, still manages to enhance the comic relief of any situation.
Merry Christmas from the Coca-Cola Company, and the Highs! See you in the New Year!
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